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Figurative Language
Text Organization
Story Elements
Skills
Vocabulary
100
the repeating of the same sound two or more times
What is alliteration?
100
The order in which things happen using dates and times.
What is sequence or chronological order?
100
The person or animal that is involved in the story.
What is a character?
100
These are attached to the beginning of a root word
What is a prefix?
100
A statement of what someone believes to be true.
What is an opinion?
200
BANG! CRASH! BOOM!
What is onomatopeia?
200
Because it was raining outside I decided to take my umbrella with me.
What is Cause and Effect?
200
When and where the story takes place
What is the setting?
200
These are attached to the end of a root word
What is a suffix?
200
A statement you can prove.
What is a fact?
300
She ran as fast as a cheetah during her 100 yard dash.
What is a simile?
300
Pointing out the similarities and differences between two things.
What is Compare and Contrast?
300
The main problem that runs throughout the story
What is the conflict?
300
Words that have the same meaning
What are synonyms?
300
Story that is told by the main character in the story. Using pronouns: I, me, we, us...
What is first person point of view?
400
The wind tickled my cheeks while I stood waiting for my bus.
What is personification?
400
The story introduces a conflict and then it is solved.
What is Problem and Solution?
400
The main events leading up to the resolution
What is the plot?
400
Words that have opposite meanings
What are antonyms?
400
Description or special qualities like the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
500
It's going to take me a bazillion years to finish this ton of homework!
What is a hyperbole?
500
A question is asked in the beginning of the passege then it is answered in the rest of the text.
What is Question and Answer?
500
How the problem is solved
What is the resolution?
500
Clues in the sentences that help you understand
What are context clues?
500
Using story clues and own experiences because it is not directly stated.
What is making an inference or inferring?